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Same But Different: Teen Life on the Autism Express by Ryan Elizabeth Peete, Holly Robinson Peete
3.0
Same but Different: Teen Life on Autism Express by Holly Robinson Peete takes you on a journey of Autism, told from the point of view of someone who is autistic and someone who witnesses their loved one's struggles through this condition.
Through alternating narratives by Ryan and her twin brother RJ about their lives, the book has expressed what it's like to be a teen living with Autism.
It was my first book that talks about autism and how it can be so hard to get through daily routines and over that surviving school where people judge you and not everybody understands your condition. It also reflects upon how difficult and intricate it can be for people around you. Through Ryan and RJ's POV, we can see the difference of opinion, frustrations, sacrifices and a lot more.
This book is based on real-life experiences and I am not at liberty to judge it but I have to press upon the subject that it doesn't explore upon how you empathize and deal with the condition instead we come across the sister complaining about her brother almost all the time. I understand it is really difficult to cope up with this because if your sibling has autism, it definitely will impact your life but I could feel the resentment in her writing which unfortunately is problematic. Imagine an autistic person reading this book, what will they think about it? How would they feel?
I mean, yes it's a good book but it could have been more. I wanted to see things through mom and dad's perspective. I also wanted to see Callie (Ryan) supporting and loving her brother ( like she mentioned in the after notes). One good thing that came out of this is that I am going to find and read more books on autism now.
Through alternating narratives by Ryan and her twin brother RJ about their lives, the book has expressed what it's like to be a teen living with Autism.
It was my first book that talks about autism and how it can be so hard to get through daily routines and over that surviving school where people judge you and not everybody understands your condition. It also reflects upon how difficult and intricate it can be for people around you. Through Ryan and RJ's POV, we can see the difference of opinion, frustrations, sacrifices and a lot more.
This book is based on real-life experiences and I am not at liberty to judge it but I have to press upon the subject that it doesn't explore upon how you empathize and deal with the condition instead we come across the sister complaining about her brother almost all the time. I understand it is really difficult to cope up with this because if your sibling has autism, it definitely will impact your life but I could feel the resentment in her writing which unfortunately is problematic. Imagine an autistic person reading this book, what will they think about it? How would they feel?
I mean, yes it's a good book but it could have been more. I wanted to see things through mom and dad's perspective. I also wanted to see Callie (Ryan) supporting and loving her brother ( like she mentioned in the after notes). One good thing that came out of this is that I am going to find and read more books on autism now.